👉 Bifunctional is a concept in chemistry that refers to substances that have two different functions, or activities. These substances can be either "active" (which means they are active on one substance) or "inactive" (which means they are inactive). The term comes from the Greek words "bi" meaning "two" and "funktional" which means activity. For example, a bifunctional compound like potassium nitrate (KNO3), which combines two different chemical reactions